"Straight-acting gays": The relationship between masculine consciousness, anti-effeminacy, and negative gay identity

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-119

  Sánchez, Francisco J ^a   Vilain, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Femiphobia; Internalized heterosexism; Internalized homophobia; Sexual orientation; Sissyphobia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84858998019     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9912-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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